Out next Thursday from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine is Doctor Who – Legends: Patrick Troughton, a special tribute to the actor who took the show into a new era, and made an indelible mark on the saga.
The follow-up to Legends: Terry Nation, this Special Edition celebrates 60 years of Patrick Troughton becoming the Doctor, and includes reminiscences from his son, Michael, as well as co-stars Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Katy Manning and Nicola Bryant.
Other features include a rare 1984 interview with Patrick Troughton himself, deep dives into some of the Second Doctor’s greatest adventures, and a look back at Troughton’s Children’s Film Foundation production A Hitch in Time, featuring former child actors Pheona McLellan and Michael McVey.
“It’s 60 years since Troughton was cast as the Doctor,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “William Hartnell had already made an indelible impact in the role, but the endearing ‘cosmic hobo’ that Troughton created was the version of the Doctor that gave the series practically limitless potential.
“This is the most detailed analysis of Troughton’s life and career that Doctor Who Magazine has ever published,” he continues. “It’s a revealing look at the style and techniques that made him the Doctors’ Doctor, as well as an unflinching account of an enigmatic actor with a complicated private life.”
Highlights of Legends: Patrick Troughton, which will be on sale wherever you can find Doctor Who Magazine, and available to order direct from Panini, include:
• A rare interview with Patrick Troughton, conducted in 1984
• New interviews with Troughton’s Doctor Who co-stars Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Katy Manning, Wendy Padbury and Anneke Wills.
• Script to screen on classic Second Doctor stories The Faceless Ones, The Web of Fear, The War Games and The Five Doctors
• A deep dive into each of Troughton’s Doctor Who seasons, and his wider acting career
• Michael Troughton describes growing up with – and without – his famous father
• The evolution of the Second Doctor’s costume and best-known props
• The truth behind Troughton’s departure from the series – and the curious legacy of his decision
• The inside story of the day Doctor Who Magazine met Troughton
• More items yet to be revealed
Doctor Who: Legends – Patrick Troughton will be available at panini.co.uk and good news retailers from Thursday 16th July, price £10.99. It will also be available digitally from pocketmags.com price £9
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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